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| {{Quote|Just a small sting and my enemies will fall.|Ezio Auditore, after acquiring the poison darts from Leonardo da Vinci.|Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood}}
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| [[File:AC4 Sleep Darts.png|thumb|250px|Sleep darts used by Edward Kenway]]
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| '''Poison darts''' were silent, long-range weapons used to poison and kill [[Assassination targets|assassination targets]].
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| ==History==
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| ===Ptolemaic Egypt===
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| During the 1st century BCE, the [[Medjay]], [[Bayek]] of [[Siwa]], utilized two types of darts: a sedative that cause targets to fall unconscious for a while and a highly poisonous one that causes dizziness, nausea, and even death.<ref name="ACO">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''</ref>
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| ===Renaissance Italy===
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| Upon meeting [[Leonardo da Vinci]] in [[Rome]], he would fashion a dart-firing upgrade for Ezio's [[Poison Blade]], for a price. However, ammunition was shared with the Poison Blade. To compensate for this, Ezio would use the [[tailor]] shop service to improve his pouches and thus increase the numbers of darts he could carry, and should he ever runs out of poisons, Ezio would also purchase them from a [[Doctor|doctors]].<ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref>
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| A [[Doctor]] on Tiber Island offers a stronger dose of poison, that can kill a targets in roughly half the amount of time compared to a normal ones.<ref name="ACB" />
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| ===Ottoman Empire===
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| [[File:The Trickster P2 4.png|thumb|250px|Ezio firing a poison dart at [[Mirela Djuric]]]]
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| Throughout his ventures in [[Constantinople]]; Ezio was shown to have improved the poison darts' capabilities, enabling him to aim them at an enemy faster. He also began to use them in conjunction with more than the Poison Blade alone.<ref name="ACR">''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''</ref>
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| As such, it became available as a secondary weapon, compatible with the [[Short blades|dagger]], [[Hidden Blade]], and [[Swords|medium weapons]], while the doctor in the city also offer him a stronger dose of poison. that functions the same back in Italy.<ref name="ACR" />
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| ===Golden Age of Piracy===
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| During the [[Golden Age of Piracy|early 18th century]] in the [[Caribbean]], the [[Caribbean Assassins|local Assassins]] crafted poison darts out of animal bone and poison retrieved from regional wildlife. They utilized two types of darts: berserk darts drove targets mad; causing them to attack anyone nearby, while sleep darts made targets fall into a temporary slumber. The effectiveness of both darts was furthur enchanced by crafting upgrades from the hides of different animals.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref>
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| ===French and Indian War===
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| The deserter Assassin become Templar agent [[Shay Cormac]] uses [[air rifle]] with three types of darts: explosives that serve mainly to distract or blow up barrels, narcotics that anesthetize enemies and bersek that make enemies aggressive by fighting against each other. There are also [[Grenade launcher|grenades]] with the same functions.<ref name="ACRogue">''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''</ref>
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| ===18th century Louisiana===
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| [[File:Power of Voodoo 6.png|thumb|250px|left|Aveline using her blowpipe to poison a patrol]]
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| The Assassin [[Aveline de Grandpré]] was gifted with the [[blowpipe]] of [[François Mackandal]] by her [[Mentor]] [[Agaté]], which she would later use to silently take out guards from a distance with poison darts.
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| Later, she came across the [[Houngan (San Danje)|Houngan]] of [[San Danje]], who gifted her another poison for her blowpipe, similar in effect to the Fast Poison upgrade, though other guards would actively engage in combat with those afflicted.
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| Following on from this; her fellow Assassin [[Gérald Blanc]] created a [[parasol gun]] for Aveline, which she could utilize in her Lady guise to fire poison darts unnoticed.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''</ref>
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| ===American Revolution===
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| During the [[American Revolution]]; the Assassin [[Ratonhnhaké:ton|Connor]] was able to use small [[throwing knives]] coated in a highly toxic poison known as [[hemlock]], which allowed him a means of silently assassinating his enemies while remaining unseen. Accompanying this; the poison darts were good [[hunting]] tools, as many animals were weak to the poison's effect.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''</ref>
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| === French Revolution ===
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| During the [[French Revolution]], The Master Assassin [[Arno Dorian]] utilized darts that were fired from his [[Phantom Blade]], which was coated with poison that causes targets to go berserk and attack anyone around them. similar the the darts used by [[West Indies Brotherhood of Assassins|Carribean Assassins]].<ref>[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]</ref>
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| ===Victorian London===
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| The twin Assassins [[Jacob Frye|Jacob]] and [[Evie Frye]] used poison darts during their efforts to liberate [[London]] from the influence of Templar Grand Master [[Crawford Starrick]]. Designed by [[Scotland|Scottish]] inventor [[Alexander Graham Bell]], these darts functioned in a similar manner to the berserk darts used by Edward and Aveline but were dispensed via a launcher in the Assassin's wrist gauntlet. The darts were also highly combustible, and would explode if launched into a heat source. This had the added effect of spreading the toxin over a wider area, affecting more than one person.<ref name="ACS">''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''</ref>
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| ==Effect==
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| The darts had the same effect as the Poison Blade, but were fired from a distance in the same way as the [[Hidden Gun]]. They were; however, completely silent, which made them extremely useful during stealth missions. Aiming and firing a dart was an almost flawless motion, similar to that of the [[crossbow]].
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| The effects of a poison dart occurred immediately after the target was shot:
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| *'''First stage:''' The target stood at their post or walked alongside their group of guards; though they would soon begin to clutch at their chest and struggle to remain standing, as the poison's effects set in. None of their fellow guards seemed to notice that something was wrong with the target at first.
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| *'''Second stage:''' The poison began to have serious effects on the target. They began to flail helplessly in a circle, striking anyone who came within their reach. If they had a weapon, they may have drawn it and flailed it around as well. Civilians and guards alike were drawn in, making it a perfect distraction. Though they kept enough of a distance not to be struck unless surprised.
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| *'''Third stage:''' The target was overcome completely by the poison and fell on the ground, still experiencing the effects caused by the toxin running through their veins. After a short time; the target died, after the poison had sapped away all of their energy.
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| ==Usage==
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| From a long enough distance, Ezio would not be noticed by guards even if he shot their comrades. However, they would attack him if he was close enough and they noticed him firing the dart. Poisoning guards; particularly [[Seekers]] with their [[long weapons]] and moderate health, provided a good distraction that could hold any nearby guards' attention long enough to bypass them. Following this; firing a dart at a target from [[Blending|amongst a crowd]] of civilians would not draw attention, creating an opportunity for a kill whilst blending.
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Firing a poison dart at a [[Horsemen|horseman]] would force him to dismount, and the effects would skip to the poison's third stage.
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| *In the [[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood (novel)|novelization]] of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''; the poison darts were thrown by Ezio, and sometimes other Assassins, as opposed to being projectiles fired from his wrist.
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| *In ''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'', the poison dart used the same model as a [[dagger]] featured in ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''.
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| *In ''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]'', the effects of berserk darts would not wear off. In addition, firing a second dart at an already-poisoned target would cause them to collapse immediately.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery position="center" widths="180" captionalign="center">
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| AC3 Poison Dart.png|Poison darts used by Ratonhnhaké:ton
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| ACLib Poison Darts.png|Poison darts used by Aveline de Grandpré
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| ACS Hallucinogenic Darts.png|Hallucinogenic darts used by Jacob and Evie Frye
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| </gallery>
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| ==Appearances==
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed III]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed III: Liberation]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Rogue]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Unity]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Syndicate]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
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| *''[[Assassin's Creed: Mirage]]''
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| ==References==
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| {{Reflist}}
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| {{ACB}}
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| {{ACR}}
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| {{ACIII}}
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| {{AC3L}}
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| {{ACIV}}
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| {{ACRG}}
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| {{ACU}}
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| {{ACS}}
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| {{ACO}}
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| [[Category:Hidden weapons]]
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| [[Category:Poisons]]
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| [[Category:1st century BCE weapons]]
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| [[Category:15th century weapons]]
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| [[Category:16th century weapons]]
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| [[Category:18th century weapons]]
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